I have had an ultrasound every two weeks for the past month. At each appointment they have estimated the weight of the baby. He has been gaining approximately a pound a week for the past month and is already a whopping 7 pounds 14 ounces! In case you are wondering…this is HUGE for this stage. If he kept gaining weight at this rate and I didn’t deliver til 40 weeks (which is the average length of a pregnancy) he would gain 5 MORE POUNDS!!!
Thank goodness I will be delivering early, and hopefully the weight gain will slow down a bit as we near the end of the pregnancy. But this is going to be one ENORMOUS baby. Even if the ultrasound estimate was off by a pound, which is possible, he would still be big. I feel much more justified in feeling uncomfortable now! No wonder I can’t sleep. Thank God for c-sections is all I can say. My doctor is very supportive of my decision to have a planned section. We’re looking at about June 1 for the birthday. I am so looking forward to the end!
